Boys' name · since 1913

Jc

Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 1,810 babies named Jc, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,510 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,417 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,810
born since 1913
2000s
peak decade

Jc currently ranks #5417 among boys' names in America, with 1,810 babies recorded since 1913.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jc has been recorded 1,810 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #5417 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #3,510 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,417 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,810 born since 1913
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jc ranks #3,510 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,417 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,810 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,510 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,417 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,810
born since 1913
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.1%
Jc vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jc's 1,810 recorded births place it above 92.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Jc compares

1,810 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jc's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jc Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,810 369 358,536
Peak-year births 57 34 22,252

Jc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jc's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jc popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
57
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
0204060 191319261941196519781991200420172025 17

Jc popularity over time - girls

37 total births recorded since 1991 (Jc as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 37 births
456789 199119992001200320062016 5

Jc by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (373 births, 21% of the file).

2000s was Jc's strongest decade.

373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Jc births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 373 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jc compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jc's total volume

Jc vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -70, 11.1%-35, 12.4%-71, 7.5%-34, 6.5%-130, 6.6%-122, 1.5%-46, 3.8%-41, 6.1%-45, 4.9%-109, 2.3%-40, 18.8%-125, 2.8%-54, 4.9%-28, 14.2%-12, 17.1%Jc-113, 3.1%Jc
Jc vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jc by state

Where Jc concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jc
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
152 8.4%
#2 California
147 8.1%
#3 Oklahoma
13 0.7%
#4 Georgia
6 0.3%
#5 Alabama
5 0.3%
Texas share of Jc's total US births 8.4%
Even split

152 of 1,810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jc?
1,810 babies have been named Jc since 1913. All-time, it sits at #3,510 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,417 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 57 births.
Where does Jc sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jc ranks #3,510 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,417 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jc most popular?
Jc was most popular in the 2000s decade with 373 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Jc most popular?
The top states for the name Jc are Texas (152 births), California (147 births), Oklahoma (13 births).
How long has the name Jc been used?
Jc has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 113 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jceon, Jcion, Jceion, Jcyon, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jc's data

  • Jc's decade-level peak was the 2000s (373 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Jcs (152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.